TY  - BOOK
AU  - Derks,Scott
TI  - The value of a dollar: prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2009 
SN  - 9781592374038
AV  - REF HB 235.U6 D47 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Amenia, NY
PB  - Grey House Pub.
KW  - Prices
KW  - United States x History
KW  - Wages
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Purchasing power
KW  - Cost and standard of living
N1  - "A universal reference book"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 677]-685) and index; 1860-1899: the age of endeavor -- 1900-1919: the Progressive Era and World War I -- 1920-1939: Return to "Normalcy," the Great Depression, and recovery -- 1940-1959: World War II, recovery and the Cold War -- 1960-1979: the Vietnam War and the global economy -- 1980-1999: From recession to the era of possibilities -- 2000-2009: 9/11, War on Terror, and the aftermath -- 1900-2007: Trends
N2  - This fourth edition of The Value of a Dollar records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities. --from publisher description
ER  -